[Waltzy]

Just like the title says....who's all actually going to the Gran Prix this year?

Chris and I will be up there umbrella huntin' and gettin sloppy...:banana

 

[ZLTFUL]

Leavin' here Thursday around noon. Staying at the Embassy Suites North.
Parking in the Main Gate west lot.
Gimme a call, I PMed you my number.

 

[stealthy1]

Chad....don't do it! He's got roofies..just ask stevo....I mean, yeah stevo asked for 2nds and 3rds, but that's differnt.

 

[Court Jester]

I had all intentions of making it this year because I had a blast last year but am in the middle of buying a house so I'll likely be moving that weekend.

 

[ZLTFUL]

Just got my tickets. Hulman Terrace Suite 411...overlooking turn 16 onto the straight so I have a pretty good view of the end of the back straight, then t10 through t16 and can mostly see t1 but it's a long way down to t1.

Also have Premium paddock passes that say "Guest Monster Tech3 Yamaha".
So Ducati and Tech3 Yamaha hospitality areas, suite for the race and most likely going to spend the rest of the time burning through 4 2GB SD cards in my roommate's Nikon D60.

 

[binx_19]

i dont like you guys.

 

[CYLax]

For the rest of us that aren't going...here's the TV schedule:

Qualifying: Speed TV, Saturday, 6pm CST
Race: Fox, Sunday, 2pm CST.

The upside is we actually get to see qualifying aired in the US and a live race...for once. The downside is we have to deal with shitty US broadcasters and commercials.

I wish I got Eurosport...

 

[jltr33]

For the rest of us that aren't going...here's the TV The downside is we have to deal with shitty US broadcasters and commercials.

How many times is Greg White going to talk about knee pucks this time?
Just shoot me now.

 

[CYLax]

How many times is Greg White going to talk about knee pucks this time?
Just shoot me now.

I don't have to listen to him at all. I'll probably download the Eurosport broadcast and rewatch the race later in the afternoon.

 

[ZLTFUL]

Scot Honda is staying in the same hotel...and we had dinner no more than 15 feet from Hiroshi Aoyama...that dude makes Heeth look like Yao Ming!

 

[Court Jester]

I have friends that are there calling and texting me about how great things are thus far. Sitting it out this year sucks.

 

[ZLTFUL]

Rossi signed my helmet. I peed my pants.

 

[Court Jester]

FIM MotoGP World Championship
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Indiana
August 29, 2009
Provisional Qualifying Results (all on Bridgestone tires):

1. Dani Pedrosa (Honda), 1:39.730
2. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), 1:40.236
3. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), 1:40.609
4. Alex De Angelis (Honda), 1:40.620
5. Colin Edwards (Yamaha), 1:40.961, crash
6. Nicky Hayden (Ducati), 1:41.067
7. Toni Elias (Honda), 1:41.283, crash
8. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda), 1:41.309, crash
9. Marco Melandri (Kawasaki), 1:41.530
10. James Toseland (Yamaha), 1:41.620
11. Loris Capirossi (Suzuki), 1:41.742
12. Randy De Puniet (Honda), 1:41.773
13. Niccolo Canepa (Ducati), 1:41.910
14. Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki), 1:42.038
15. Mika Kallio (Ducati), 1:42.250, crash
16. Aleix Espargaro (Ducati), 1:42.577
17. Gabor Talmacsi (Honda), 1:42.736

 

[gixxer4Christ]

Didn't get to go this year/maybe next year.

 

[Waltzy]

......it was a fucking grand old time!

 

[ZLTFUL]

And I even ran into a cool local kid on the way back!

I took over 1000 pics. Will get some posted when I have a chance.

 

[dsmgixxer]

Dl pics immediatly

 

[ZLTFUL]

ROFL. I was taking them in large format JPeg so each one is in the neighborhood of 2 to 3 MBs.

I should have a few up over the next day or so. Including me looking like a total tool with Colin Edwards.

 

[LDS]

 

[gixxer4Christ]

Awsome shot LDS!! I hope to see it in person next year.